Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. HALO Wind Tunnel Main Fan. Absent engine and exhaust sounds, wind noise will be more noticeable inside the cabin of an electric vehicle.

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Ohio Wind Honda Carbon Fiber 359

Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. It led to a surprise announcement.

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Solar Building Tesla Carbon Fiber 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

BMW announced that the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (without Destination & Handling) for the i3 electric vehicle in the US will be $41,350, before any federal or state incentives. Hydro-electric, wind and solar power are used to power the CFRP production facilities in Moses Lake, Washington and the Leipzig, Germany assembly line.

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BMW Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Germany 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The Total gas station provides green hydrogen produced from wind energy by Enertrag. The Opel HydroGen4 features a fuel cell stack comprising440 series-connected cells that produce the electrical output to power the synchronous electric motor. This provides an operating range of up to 320 kilometers (199 miles).

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Hydrogen CO2 Carbon Fiber Gas-Electric 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

Audi will introduce the compact A3 Sportback g-tron—which can be powered by the CO 2 -neutral Audi e-gas, synthetic methane generated from eco-electricity in the Audi e-gas project ( earlier post )—at the end of the year. CO 2 tailpipe emissions are less than 95 grams per km (153 g/mile) in gas mode. Click to enlarge.

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Audi Gas CO2 Gas-Electric 296

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 26, 2023

All offer different power choices with the Trofeo zipping to 60 miles per hour in about 3.6 A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required.

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Hybrid MPG SUV Clean 59

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

In 235 miles we averaged 25.2 mpg, but on a 100-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 29.8 The electric-assisted steering had good road feel with responsiveness and little body roll in most cornering situations. Fuel economy for the 3.0-liter Clean Fleet Report. A bed extender.

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Sierra GMC Fuel Economy MPG 96

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In 387 miles driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report averaged 20.6 mpg, but in two 100-mile highway runs with the cruise control set at 65 mph, we achieved 30.1 The electric power steering has a natural feel, with good road feedback that can make the Corvette Stingray your everyday driver. inch front/13.3-inch

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Chevrolet MPG Clean Cleaning 85

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe can cover up to 18 miles (29 km) (preliminary) in purely electric driving, up from 14 miles (23 miles) for the current i8. The electrically operated convertible top, opens and closes in less than 16 seconds and while the vehicle is in motion at up to 31 mph (50 km/h).

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BMW 2019 Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

In the past few years 8 automakers made announcements about fuel cell electric vehicle development, many of them in conjunction with partnerships: BMW-Toyota, GM-Honda, Hyundai and Daimler-Ford-Nissan. GM already has a fleet of vehicles that has accumulated more than 3 million miles of real world driving. Earlier post.).

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Congress Commercial Fuel Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The everyday driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with a fully charged battery is more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) in COMFORT mode. The BMW Group has developed not only the internal combustion engine and electric motor in-house but also the power electronics and the battery. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 9, 2021

liter + electric motor. liter + twin electric motors. The NX 350h, with the batteries placed below the seats, has a smooth, stable highway ride, with the electric assisted power steering providing good road feel and feedback. EPA rates the 450h+ at 84 MPGe (Miles Per Gallon Equivalent). Turbocharged 2.4 With the 14.5-gallon

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Lexus Gasoline-Electric Plug-in Hybrid 63

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2022

With three state-of-the-art electric motors—all developed and manufactured in-house by Lucid—Lucid Air Sapphire reaches an entirely new level of performance. These technically innovative electric motors incorporate Lucid’s microjet stator cooling and wave winding.

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Motor Motors Motoring Carbon Fiber 195

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle re-fuels in 3–5 minutes, travels up to 300 miles (482 km) on a full tank, and will be available to customers in California beginning in fall 2015. Electricity generation efficiency has been enhanced through the use of 3D fine mesh flow channels. Electric traction motor and battery.

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Prius Toyota Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 296

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

For light-duty vehicles this means providing a driving range of more than 300 miles (500 km), while meeting packaging, cost, safety, and performance requirements to be competitive with current vehicles. In FY 2014, one area of focus was low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber precursors and advanced tank designs. Source: DOE.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber 2014 St. Louis 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. With a renewable electricity mix, that increases to about 50%. The crossover point for the i3 vs. the 118d is at about 50,000 km (31,000 miles), Dr. Weber said. (In

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BMW New York London Production 247

Cars That Think

AUGUST 8, 2022

Not long ago, a 300-mile range seemed like a healthy target for electric cars. More recently, the 520-mile (837-kilometer) Lucid Air became the world’s longest-range EV. The engineering team included specialists with the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team , drawing from their well of electric racing experience.

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Range Mercedes Carbon Fiber France 110

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. VTP seeks projects in the following areas: Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Which brings us to the Ferrari’s secret sauce: electricity. But even now, years before EVs can finally put ICEs out of business, automakers are finding that electricity provides performance benefits that are too good to pass up. liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors.

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 91

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2016

In addition, the Navistar vehicle has achieved fuel efficiency of 13 miles per gallon, and demonstrated 50.3% Innovative use of lighter-weight carbon-fiber panels in the upper body, roof headers, back panel, and dash panel. In fact, the higher the yaw angle of the wind, the better the LT Series performs against the competition.

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Fuel Economy Vehicles Wind Economy 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

The batteries at the center of the vehicle supply the electric motor at the front axle with energy. The first system is the innovative recovery of thermal energy by an electric generator powered by exhaust gases. The single electric motor distributes its power to the two front wheels via a differential as needed.

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Porsche Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Carbon Fiber 290

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2023

In 450 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 25.6 mpg, but a somewhat better 29 mpg on a 94-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph. Otherwise, the cabin is quiet with little wind or tire noise. If driven with efficiency in mind, long road trips can also see 30 miles per gallon.

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Mazda Clean Cleaning MPG 69

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 4, 2022

The eDrive40 version has a single 340 horespower (250 kilowatt) electric motor driving the rear wheels with an EPA range of 301 miles. This performance version is just that, but has a shorter EPA range—it drops to 227 miles with the optional 20-inch wheels. The ride is tranquil with no tire or wind noise. Performance.

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BMW Lithium Ion EPA All-Electric 95

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 62 miles). kWh per 100 kilometers (7.1

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Mercedes Miles Charging MPH 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Additionally, the rear electric motor also acts as a generator to provide supplemental power to the vehicles lithium ion battery pack, which also powers the front-mounted TMU. In addition to improving 0-to-60 mph and quarter-mile times, this zero-delay acceleration response allows the driver to experience a heightened sense of G-loading.

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Acura Hybrid Lithium Ion Engine 150

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Our review of the not-so-much-smaller 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid returned stellar fuel economy topping 50 miles per gallon. The G80 has an elegant ride with unnoticeable wind noise (partly due to the low 0.27 The dash had real carbon fiber trim along with a minimal use of brushed aluminum. Driving Pleasure.

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Fuel Economy MPG GS 450h Clean 71

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles. Ulrich Hackenberg.

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Maverick Jetpack features four miniature jet turbines attached to an aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber frame, and will travel at up to 30 miles per hour. One of the key challenges, says Denton, was making the engines responsive enough to allow the rapid tweaks required for flight stabilization.

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Carbon Fiber IDEA Engine Mariner 98